Music, Music Performance Concentration, Composition Emphasis, B.M.

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(Leading to the Bachelor of Music Degree)

Music Performance

Admission to the Performance option is by recommendation of the studio instructor. Students in this option select an emphasis in Composition, Instrumental, Jazz, Music Business, Piano or Vocal Performance.

Students majoring in any Performance option must:

Enroll for private study in the major performing medium each semester of full-time residency. Four semesters of private study must be at the 3000 level.
Participate each semester in the Ensemble of Record specific to the student’s instrument:
	Lower Division (Freshman and Sophomore) Piano: Concert Choir, University Bands or University Orchestra Strings: University Orchestra Voice: Concert Choir or Chorale Wind/Percussion: Fall – Marching Band Spring – Symphony Band or Concert Band as assigned by audition
	Upper Division (Junior and Senior) NOTE: Composition and Music Business option students follow the Lower Division Ensemble of Record requirement throughout their curriculum. Vocal option students in the Upper Division will enroll in at least one ensemble per semester from the table below as assigned by their advisors. Enrollment in a minimum of two (2) ensembles per semester is required of Upper Division Performance majors in the Instrumental, Jazz and Piano options as follows: Piano: The appropriate major ensemble (instrumental or vocal) plus Chamber Music as assigned by the piano coordinator. Strings: University Orchestra and Chamber Music Voice: Chorale or Concert Choir Wind/Percussion: Jazz: Jazz Ensemble plus Symphony Band or Wind Ensemble All other non-Jazz: Wind Ensemble (Fall) and Symphony Band (Spring) plus University Orchestra or Bryan Symphony Orchestra, or Jazz Ensemble as assigned by the advisor
Perform as a soloist in public recital during both the Junior and Senior years and, at the discretion of the studio instructor, participate each semester in either studio or departmental recital.
Attend twelve (12) recitals or concerts during each semester of full-time residency.
Satisfy the proficiency examinations in piano, harmony, aural techniques and sight singing.

Curriculum

Freshman Year

UNMU 1020 - First-Year Music Connection (For Music Majors Only) Credit: 1. ¹
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit: 3.
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3.
MUS 1000 - Private Composition Credit: 1-2. (Three credit required)
MUS 1013 - Recital Class Credit: 0.
MUS 1021 - Class Voice Instruction I Credit: 1. (Two credit required)
MUS 1023 - Intermediate Class Piano for Music Majors III Credit: 1.
MUS 1024 - Intermediate Class Piano for Music Majors IV Credit: 1.
MUS 1030 - Music Appreciation Credit: 3.
MUS 1120 - Harmony I Credit: 3.
MUS 1130 - Aural Techniques I Credit: 1.
MUS 1140 - Harmony II Credit: 3.
MUS 1150 - Aural Techniques II Credit: 1.
Applied Music Credit: 2.
Major Ensemble Credit: 2.

Total: 31

Sophomore Year

ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2230 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
MUS 1000 - Private Composition Credit: 1-2. (Four credit required)
MUS 1013 - Recital Class Credit: 0.
MUS 1100 - Private Piano Credit: 1-2. (Two credit required)
MUS 2110 - Harmony III Credit: 2.
MUS 2120 - Aural Techniques III Credit: 1.
MUS 2130 - Harmony IV Credit: 2.
MUS 2140 - Aural Techniques IV Credit: 1.
MUS 4510 - Computer Applications in Music Credit: 2.
SPCH 2410 - Introduction to Speech Communication Credit: 3. or
PC 2500 - Communicating in the Professions Credit: 3.
Natural Science Credit: 8.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.
Applied Music Credit: 2.
Major Ensemble Credit: 2.

Total: 35

Junior Year

HIST 2010 - American History I Credit: 3.
HIST 2020 - American History II Credit: 3.
MUS 1013 - Recital Class Credit: 0.
MUS 3000 - Private Composition Credit: 1-2. (Four credit required)
MUS 3010 - Music History and Literature I Credit: 3.
MUS 3020 - Music History and Literature II Credit: 3.
MUS 3130 - Form and Analysis Credit: 2.
MUS 3140 - Counterpoint Credit: 3.
MUS 3210 - Instrumentation Credit: 2.
MUS 3950 - Junior Recital Credit: 1.
Applied Music Credit: 2.
Major Ensemble Credit: 2.

Total: 28

Senior Year

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.
MUED 3620 - Fundamentals of Conducting Credit: 1.
MUED 3630 - Instrumental Conducting and Literature Credit: 2. or
MUED 3640 - Choral Conducting and Literature Credit: 2.
MUS 1013 - Recital Class Credit: 0.
MUS 3000 - Private Composition Credit: 1-2. (Four credit required)
MUS 3220 - Jazz Composition and Arranging I Credit: 2.
MUS 3710 - Pedagogy and Literature I Credit: 2.
MUS 3720 - Pedagogy and Literature II Credit: 2.
MUS 4000 - Senior Recital Credit: 1.
MUS 4120 (5120) - Contemporary Music Credit: 2.
Applied Music Credit: 2.
Major Ensemble Credit: 2.

Total: 26

Note:

¹	This course not included in 120-hour curriculum.